Washing-machine.



No. 646,86l. Patented Apr. 3, |900. R. MURPHY.

WASHING MACHINE. (N M d l) (Application fxled Dec. 7. 1899.) 0 0 8 NH buzon,

` NITED STATESA PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT MURPHY, OF OANISTEO, NEW YORK.

WASHING-MACHINEl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 646,861, Cla/06d April 3, 1900- Application filed December 7,1899. Serial No. 739,533. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

ze'n of the United States, residing at Canisteo, in the county of Steuben and State 'of New' York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which `it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to washing-machinesrlhe object of the invention is to provide a washing-machine of the rotary-body type, which shallbe simpleof construction, durable in use, andcomparatively inexpensive of production, and to provide means for supf i porting the wringer immediately over the open end of the machine.

To this end the invention consists in certain features of construction and combina-l tion of parts whichwill be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ofmy improved washingmachine, one of the ends'being removed. Fig. 2 is a similar viewof the removable end.

Fig. v3 is a longitudinal sectional View taken through'y the body of the washing-machine. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through a portion of one of the wringer-frame standards, showing the manner of locking it to the arms that project laterally from the washingmachine standards.

YIn the drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention.

1 denotes the supporting-frame, which consists of the base-pieces 2 and the vertical standards 8, con nected together at their lower ends by a cross-piece 4. One edge of the standards 3 is tapering and the upper ends of the standards are formed With bearings 6 to rel ceive the trunnions 7 ofthe body or suds-box The clothes win be dashed from end to end of Be it known that I, ROBERT MURPHY, a citi-v the body against the grating, so as to drive thewater through the clothes as the machine is revolved.

14 denotes the Wringer-frame, which consists of the standards 15. the lower edges of -Which are beveled at 16 to iit the beveled 'edges of the'Washing-machine standards.

17 denotes cross-bars connecting the standard's, and 1S denotes laterally-projecting arms 'secu red to the upper ends of the washing-machine standards and provided with notches 19, which are engaged by lugs 20, secured to the turn-buttons 2l, pivoted to the wringervframe standards.

After the clothes have been cleansed and it v is'desiredto remove them the end 9 of the body is removed and the wringer-frame is secured to the washing-machine frame,as shown in Fig. 1, withits upper cross-bar 17 above the end of the body orsuds-box. The wringer is attached to the upper cross-piece and will be in convenient position to wring the clothes;

FromV the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and' advantages of my improved washing-machine will be readily apparent without requiring an eX- tended explanation.

It will be seen that the machine is 'simple of construction, that said construction per? mits of its manufact-ure at small cost, and that it is exceedingly well adapted for the purposo for which it is designed, and it will of course be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without dear parting from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-' 1. In a cylinder Washing-machine', the combination with the supporting-frame and the Washing-machine body or suds-box journaled in said supporting-frame and provided with the fixed grating 1l near the lower head 13 thereof; ofthe removable head portion 9 provided with the fixed grating 11 near the engaging end or mouth of said head portion 9, and an encircling hoop or iange for engaging the mouth of said suds-box or body; and fas- IOO tenings 10 for removably securing said head :ui-ds and provided with lugs 2O engaging portionl 9 to said body 0r snds-box, substannotches 19 in said Washing-machine standtiaily as set forth. ards; substantiaiiyas Specified.

2. The combination with the Washing-mal In testimony whereof I have hereunto set i5 5 chine frame and the winger-frame, comprismy hand in presence of two subscribing Witing the standards 15, 15, and the lower and messes.

the upper cross-bars 17 17" of the laterally- Y, f Y projecting arms 18 proxride with notches 19 ROLILRF MURPHY' and secured to the upper ends of the Wash- Witnesses:

ro ing-machine standard 3, 3; and the turn-but- CHARLES C. BURRELL,

tons 21 pivoted to said wringer-frame stmxd- GARRET F. SPEER. 

